letterlike in English

Forms: more letterlike [comparative], most letterlike [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From letter + -like. Compare West Frisian letterlik, Dutch letterlijk. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|letter|like}} letter + -like, {{cog|fy|letterlik}} West Frisian letterlik, {{cog|nl|letterlijk}} Dutch letterlijk Head templates: {{en-adj}} letterlike (comparative more letterlike, superlative most letterlike)

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "unletterlike"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "like"
      },
      "expansion": "letter + -like",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "letterlik"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian letterlik",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "letterlijk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch letterlijk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From letter + -like. Compare West Frisian letterlik, Dutch letterlijk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more letterlike",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most letterlike",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "letterlike (comparative more letterlike, superlative most letterlike)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -like",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling or characteristic of a letter of the alphabet."
      ],
      "id": "en-letterlike-en-adj-L8OoNdnw",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "alphabetiform"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling or characteristic of a letter (written communication)."
      ],
      "id": "en-letterlike-en-adj-qmwH2-yM",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "letterlike"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "unletterlike"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -like",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "like"
      },
      "expansion": "letter + -like",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "letterlik"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian letterlik",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "letterlijk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch letterlijk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From letter + -like. Compare West Frisian letterlik, Dutch letterlijk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more letterlike",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most letterlike",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "letterlike (comparative more letterlike, superlative most letterlike)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling or characteristic of a letter of the alphabet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "alphabetiform"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling or characteristic of a letter (written communication)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "letterlike"
}

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"letterlike" meaning in English

Adjective